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Jane Langton's pen-and-ink illustrations, which decorate thepages of her books about retired Massachusetts detective Homer Kelly and hishistorian wife Mary, are as apparently simple--and deliciously deceptive--as her words. Even if your mystery tastes run to the tough and hard, you'llhave trouble avoiding the warmth, sharp wit, and clever detection thatanimate this series. "Homer Kelly had been Mary's husband for a long time,"begins a typical Langton paragraph. "He was a big man with a coarse gray beardand a rough head of hair like the thick fur of a dog. His impulsiveenthusiasms had often led him into absurdities in the past, but half a lifetimewith a sensible wife had mellowed him a little. So had his experience withviolent criminals." It's art that gets Homer and Mary involved in their 13th adventure, when an 8-year-old boy with Down syndrome is found murdered near a wall that Mary's niece has been illustrating with charactersfrom fairy tales. The missing, abused wife of a nasty property developer isalso part of the mystery, which the Kellys unravel in a suspenseful and thoroughly plausible manner. Other Kelly outings available in paperback include The Dante Game, DarkNantucket Noon, Dead as a Dodo, Divine Inspiration, Emily Dickinson Is Dead, God in Concord, Good and Dead, The Memorial HallMurder, and Murder at the Gardner. --Dick AdlerBook Description
Long established as the queen of the New England mystery, Jane Langton threads each fast-selling Homer Kelly adventure with a wonderful sense of place, quirky surprises, thought-provoking themes, and her ever charming trademark line drawings.The Face on the Wall mirrors Langton's own artistic bent. Homer Kelly's hapless niece Annie Swann, an illustrator of children's books, has finally built the house of her dreams, complete with a blank wall thirty-five feet long. This is the perfect place for Annie to begin her masterpiece: a rich and complex painting, thick with fairy stories, honoring her lifelong passion. But again and again--however often she paints it out--there appears on the wall a mysterious, eerie face. When Annie finds her tenants' retarded eight-year-old son dead beneath it, she is sued for all she's worth by his parents, and it becomes a case for Uncle Homer. Can Homer banish the evil from Annie's paradise and save her beloved wall?With The Face on the Wall, Langton once again proves herself to be one of the cleverest, most erudite, and funniest mystery authors writing today. ... Read more

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An engaging story, Even Though It is Slightly Flawed
This is my first introduction to Homer and Mary Kelly. I enjoyed these characters verry much because of there realistic portrayal and commic banter with one another. I understand that "The Face On the Wall" is the thirteenth installment in Ms. Langton's series. The best thing about this set of books is that you do not have to read the books in chronological order. I was perfectly able to understand the story and the relationship between the characters without having to begin at the start of the series.
"The Face On the Wall" is a gripping and mesmerizing read. The premise is that Mary Kelly's niece, childrens' book illustrator Annie Swann has recently had a new wing installed onto her house. Her dream of painting a thirty-foot wall mural with pictures of her favorite children's books is finally being realized. However, things are not going to smoothly fall in to place for Annie. As she begins to paint the mural, she becomes aware of a vicious and evil face which she has not painted that continuously appears on the wall. Even though she tries to sponge it away, it continues to reappear. Not only does this incident occur, but Annie, who has rented the second wing of her house to a family, is befriending there Down's Syndrome eight-year-old boy, Eddie, who comes daily to watch her paint and to listen to her stories. When Eddie is discovered dead from falling from the scaffolding which Annie uses for painting the mural, the tenant family accuse her of neglegence and sue her for everything she is worth. However, Annie knows that the family often neglected there son and she suspects them of trying to do him bodily harm. Now it is up to Homer and Mary Kelly to work together to clear Annie's name.
This mystery novel is filled with many unforgettable characters, and has some interesting subplots. Could the handyman whom Annie has hired be all that he seems, or is he someone totally different? The only minor complaint I have is the the tenant family seem so unbelievable. The father and mother lavish there attention upon the ten-year-old girl, Charlene, but brutally ignore their son. It is impossible to feel any impathy towards them. Jane Langton presented a coldblooded family who will stop at nothing to obtain the American Dream. Her novel is a true morality drama about the danger of greed. Her "Bad Seed" character, Charleen, is a prime example of the danger of selfishness and greed upon everyone in the world. Despite the minor complaint I made, this work is well worth trying. It is both humorous and poignant. Reading it will make people aware of the importance of fighting good and maintaining innocence even while evil rages. Happy reading!

Always Enjoyable
What an amazing author Jane Langton is. One of the blurbs on my edition of this book states, "Today's best American mystery writer." I usually take such things as hyperbole but in this case, the reviewer may be right as I would certainly place Ms. Langton in the top three along with Elizabeth George and Elizabeth Peters. In this entry, Homer and Mary are helping with two mysteries, one involving an old student of Mary's and the other involving Mary's niece Anna who has just built a new house. Of course, the two different mysteries become one eventually. As always, the antics of Homer are fun to read and how Mary puts up with him, I will never figure out. I have read all but one of the Homer & Mary mysteries and am trying to find a copy of the one I have not read. I would recommend starting with this series from as close to the beginning as you can as the progression of the relationship between the two main characters is important.

Living with Nightmares and Villains
Caution:This book deals with some pretty ugly subjects including spousal and child abuse, and contains much coarse and foul language.The crimes are pretty graphically described, which may also make this book a little too gritty for sensitive readers.As a movie, this material would definitely earn the book an R rating.

The Face on the Wall is the most subtle and rewarding Homer and Mary Kelly story in many years.I particularly liked the build up of suspense and tension as one calamity after another befalls children's book illustrator, Annie Swann, who is the Kelly's niece (on Mary's side of the family).Usually, the sense of drama in Ms. Langton's work is not nearly so palpable.

The plot is much more complicated than usual, and intelligently involves a large number of interesting characters.As a result, the action moves along faster and in more interesting ways than we have come to expect from Ms. Langton's fiction.

The book's major theme is about the vulnerabilities of innocence and goodness to those who are determined to do whatever it takes to succeed.In fact, the whole story can be read almost as though it is a morality play from the Middle Ages.

As you may know, Ms. Langton likes to let her readers in on who the murderer is early on.So the mystery is often mostly of how the mystery will be solved or the misdirection overcome.In this book, there are many more mysteries that do not necessarily match up with murder.

The book builds upon an opening in which Annie Swann is at the acme of her life.She has fame, fortune, talent, and rewarding work.Like many artists, she has conceived of a great masterpiece, a mural on the interior wall of a new wing she has built on her house.Obsessed with her creation, she finds herself pulled away from her goal by mysterious occurrences involving Eddy Gast, an 8 year-old boy with fine artistic talent who was born with Down's syndrome, and the unexplained appearances of menacing faces in her mural.Like an unstable scaffolding, the pieces of this self-perceived perfection suddenly begin to disintegrate around her.

After finishing this book, think about those you know who are most popular.Why do you think they are popular?Do they ever misuse this popularity?Have you ever misused your popularity?How can we help those who are popular to play a more positive role?

Seek first to do the right thing!

My first Jane Langton book & I really liked it!
It is very interesting to note that our fairy tale stories & rhymes run parallel with our real lives.The innocent victims & the evil villains do exist...& the perennial saying "good wins overevil" applies & comes true --- though they may take some time. Ispecifically liked the tale of the fisherman & his wife being comparedwith our villains.Greed!Greed & selfishness destroys our being& brings our downfall.Fred Small & the Gast family deserve whatthey got.The story may sound so hideous to some, but it is reality. People kill for money.Husbands kill their wives like Fred Small.&parents can kill their unfortunate children like Eddy, in exchange for someconvenience & take advantage of innocent victims like Annie.

A fun introduction to the series.
It's been a few years since I've read one of Jane Langton's Homer and Mary Kelly books, but this was a welcome return to the series. Langton's style tends toward the humorously melodramatic, which fits this particularplotline well. While the conclusion was no huge surprise, getting there wasthe most fun. (I especially liked her "bad seed" child character,Charlene.) ... Read more

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Homer Kelly is back...a distinguished Thoreau scholar and professor of American literature, also an ex-detective for Middlesex County. But for now he's camped out at a small New England church, trying to figure out why so many parishioners are ending up dead so soon.

Homer's job is to untangle murders from natural death. He finds the flock, so devout on Sundays, capable of breaking most commandments the other six days.

"Keeps you on edge from start to finish." (Publisher's Source) ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Jane (Gillson) Langton, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 3271 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
• Family members
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• Professional associations and honors
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• Writings, including books and periodicals
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Invited to the Virginia bicentennial celebration of Jefferson's presidency, Homer is excited to join the festivities.But more than fireworks are about to explode at Monticello. A scholar is working on a book exonerating the founding father from latter-day criticism and scandal. Camped in the dark woods behind Monticello is a young trespasser, Tom Dean, who swears that the only Jeffersonian good deed was his sponsorship of the Lewis and Clark expedition.And somewhere a vicious murderer of local women is on the prowl.When Tom is arrested as a prime suspect, Homer is drawn into the lives of the two troubled Toms: Jefferson, with the historian; and Dean, with the law.Langston weaves together scholarship, style, murder and mayhem to create a mystery masterpiece.

"A masterpiece of cunning and mayhem." (Publishers Weekly)Download Description
While visiting Monticello for the bicentennial celebration of Thomas Jefferson's presidency, Homer Kelly is disturbed to discover our third president in trouble with historians over the issues of slavery and Sally Hemings. Meanwhile, Thomas Dean, a mysterious trespasser, is disturbing the work of Homer's former student, Fern Fisher, who is struggling to restore Jefferson's reputation. On top of everything else, a serial killer who preys on young women is on the loose. When Tom Dean is arrested as a suspect, Homer, perpetual friend of the underdog, takes on his case. All of these intrigues converge at Jefferson's bicentennial celebration, where, from among the throngs of visitors, the killer has selected his next victim. Can Homer discover the killer's identity before the next attack? ... Read more

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2 1/2*Very Disappointed
The elements of a great mystery are here. A book that interweaves the issue of slavery, the questions around Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, and the imperatives of the Lewis and Clark expedition with a story about a serial killer sounds promising, but the book does not deliver...There's simply not enough suspense or mystery here, the writing is often annoying, and the characters aren't very interesting.Perhaps some will enjoy this as a light read.Not recommended.

Another Twist in the Tale
I am always impressed by the ability Jane Langton shows in each of her books to encompass varying subject matters in such details. This book uses the expedition of Lewis & Clark to intertwine various lives and loves. As usual with Homer Kelly books, the reader knows the culprit, or at least knows who did NOT do the crime(s). This book contains some rather brutal murders, although the subject is handled in the usual Langton finesse. Homer and Mary do not figure so very much in this episode, with much of the action centering on guest characters. It is, as always, well-written, and, also as always, the pencil drawings by the author add to the enjoyment of reading this book. All in all, this is a fine addition to the series and I am looking forward to reading the next.

The Many Consequences of Obsessions
Before reviewing this book, let me warn potential readers that this book contains much off-color language and disgusting details of extreme sexual misbehavior.This is not your normal Jane Langton novel where some sedate professor performs a fairly clean murder.Instead, there is a relatively uneducated serial killer of a most disgusting sort involved.To me, the gross aspects of the serial killer were not essential to the story, and simply lessened the appeal of the book.

Almost all of the characters in Murder at Monticello are obsessed by some aspect of Jeffersonýs life or of the Lewis and Clark expedition into the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.A July 4th celebration of the bicentennial year of Jeffersonýs becoming the third president draws these characters to Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.While some characters are looking forward to the big fireworks show, others are planning to make their own fireworks.

The familiar Homer and Mary Kelly come down from Cambridge, Massachusetts at the invitation of a friend who offers them a free place to stay.A former student, Fern Fisher, is working on a new biography of Jefferson to help improve his reputation despite having been a slave holder and having possibly had sexual relations with one of his slaves, who was the half-sister of his deceased wife.Augustus Upchurch, a local benefactor of Jefferson studies, has helped raise the money to fund the book, but also becomes interested in Ms. Fisher despite the wide difference in their ages.Ms. Fisher sees apparitions of Jefferson in and around Monticello.Tom Dean, a local man who is about to enter medical school, is fascinated by Lewis and Clark, and through this meets Ms. Fisher and extends his interests to include her.The local police chief owns the Oxford English Dictionary and spends his free time looking up what the words in the Declaration of Independence meant in Jeffersonýs time.The serial killer imagines himself being related to one of the men in the Lewis and Clark expedition, based on having been raised on the Missouri River in Bismarck, North Dakota.Homer Kelly starts reading up on Lewis and Clark.Each chapter begins with a quote from the expeditionýs journals.

Like all Homer and Mary Kelly stories, thereýs not much mystery here.There are simply tangled skeins of lives and story lines that overlap.The individual stories are more of an excuse to delve into a particular period of history than serious fiction.Being quite familiar with Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark expedition, the only new knowledge that the book imparted were more details than I wanted to know about the sexual habits of the men on the expedition.

The overall theme of Murder at Monticello is that obsessions are bad for us, because they blind us to more positive opportunities to connect with others and more meaningful activities.

Unless you feel a compulsive need to read all of these stories by Ms. Langton, I suggest you skip this one.Of her recent efforts, I thought that Dead as a Dodo was far superior to Murder at Monticello.The ideas developed in that book about Darwin are far more interesting than the slim intellectual foundation of Murder at Monticello.

I do like Ms. Langtonýs new habit of taking the Kellys to new locations outside of Massachusetts.I hope Ms. Langton continues this trend in her upcoming novels.

Search for the opportunities to expand goodness, and then act on them!

Murder at Monticello Review By Falynne Kagy
Jane Langton has once again provided us with another gripping Homer Kelly Mystery. This, the fifteenth in the Homer Kelly series, is by far the best one that I have read. It has all of the twists and turns that you'd expect from Langton. Fern Fisher, an overweight, personality-challenged woman in her mid-twenties serves as the main character. Her purpose in the nocel is to write a book for the Thomas Jefferson of Monticello Society, which will clear all of the hurtfull rumors of the late President's affair with Sally Hemings and his views about slavery. The supporting characters include Tom Dean, a man caught trespassing in the woods surrounding the home of our third President, and George Dryer, a demented serial killer who is out to get revenge on all women who remind him of his ex-girlfriend, Jeannie. The book is very well written, and leaves the reader hanging on to the edge of their seat, waiting to see who the next victim will be, or if Dryer can be caught in time by Homer and the Charlottesville, Virginia Police Chief. The book was ordinary in the sense that it was very predictable when it came to the murder case. I knew before I even read that Fern was going to be one of the last people that George would try to kill, and that, most likely, he would not succeed. I would reccomend this book to any reader who likes the classic murder mystery, and has the time to read the book in a short amount of time, as it becomes confusing the longer you wait between reading sessions.

Homer Kelly arrives during Virginia's serial killer season
There's a demented serial killer attacking women in Charlottesville, Virginia.But the timing coincides with the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's election to the presidency, and a huge celebration is planned to take place at Monticello on July 4th.Amidst both hubbubs, Homer and Mary Kelly arrive on the scene to visit friends in the area.Homer is naturally intrigued and wants to "help" the local police chief with the murder investigations.Prepare yourself for fast-break reading!Will Homer be able to nail the right man?Will a former med student finish work on his Lewis and Clark timeline in the Dome Room?Will a former student of the Kellys ever finish writing her grant-funded book about Thomas Jefferson?And what exactly is the relationship between the Lewis and Clark expedition and the man who buries bloody shirts in his backyard?

If you feel yourself wanting more, more, MORE! after finishing this book, move on to any Rita Mae / Sneaky Pie Brown mystery, or pick up _Guns and Roses_ by Taffy Cannon.The histories and the mysteries continue... ... Read more

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The Mysterious Circus
This book is yet another in Jane Langton's wonderful, imaginative and quirkily funny series about the Hall family.The children (the main focus of the book) are realistic & believable.Same with the adults.The plot centers around the creation of a circus using a combination of magic and the skills of a group of ordinary children who become extra - ordinary through their own efforts and self-realization. All this happens during an attempt to 'Disney-fy' a local park by a peculiar and sinister-but amusing villainess.Very enjoyable read.

A new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy
Fans of the prior Diamond In The Window and other stories will find a new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy. And Uncle Krishna is back, too, adding his magic to the appearance of a mysterious circus with strange people and events. Langton is at her best in exploring the peculiar forms of magic Eleanor and her sibling are particularly vulnerable to, and The Mysterious Circus doesn't disappoint.

A new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy
Fans of the prior Diamond In The Window and other stories will find a new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy. And Uncle Krishna is back, too, adding his magic to the appearance of a mysterious circus with strange people and events. Langton is at her best in exploring the peculiar forms of magic Eleanor and her sibling are particularly vulnerable to, and The Mysterious Circus doesn't disappoint.

A new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy
Fans of the prior Diamond In The Window and other stories will find a new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy. And Uncle Krishna is back, too, adding his magic to the appearance of a mysterious circus with strange people and events. Langton is at her best in exploring the peculiar forms of magic Eleanor and her sibling are particularly vulnerable to, and The Mysterious Circus doesn't disappoint.

A new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy
Fans of the prior Diamond In The Window and other stories will find a new adventure revolving around Eleanor, Eddie and Georgie and their new friend Andy. And Uncle Krishna is back, too, adding his magic to the appearance of a mysterious circus with strange people and events. Langton is at her best in exploring the peculiar forms of magic Eleanor and her sibling are particularly vulnerable to, and The Mysterious Circus doesn't disappoint.
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I listened to an unabridged recording of this book
I loved it.I was sorry when it came to an end.I think this is my favorite Langton so far -- beautifully written and at times very wise.

Like most Langton books, this isn't a conventional mystery -- you know very early on who the killer is -- the only suspense (and it's actually suspenseful) is who is going to be the next victim and how and when the killer will be caught.

The setting is Cambridge, Massachusetts -- Harvard to be exact.The Revels to celebrate the Winter Solstice (very Christmassy, of course) are being rehearsed.There are a number of people involved in the revels, some of whom meet an unfortunate end.The police don't seem to notice a trend, but Homer Kelly's wife Mary does and she has some suspicions about who is responsible -- not that Homer listens to her.

Other themes weave in and out -- a homeless activist is staging confrontations with Harvard University, insisting that they hand over some real estate to some homeless people.He's assembled a tent city on campus as part of the protest.Then there's an astronomist who is taking a photograph of the movement of the sun in the sky over the course of the year.

THis is an intelligent novel, with some suspense, humor, and wisdom.You feel like you're right there and can see it all (I'm ready to fly to Boston to see the Revels for myself!)I also thought it was well read and I enjoyed listening to the tapes as I drove.

Another Great Homer Kelly Mystery!
"The Shortest Day" uses an unusual (for a mystery, that is) plot device to great effect: you know whodunit early in the book and follow the good characters as they try to find out what you already know.You want to shout "Look there!" to them, and you cower when you see that the villain means to strike again.In this Homer Kelly mystery, the action is centered around the annual Christmas revels, which are to take place in Harvard's Memorial Hall, in which Mary, Homer's wife, is singing and into which Homer is himself eventually dragged kicking and screaming.As the book opens, the first of a series of murders has occurred...this one witnessed by Mary, herself.This book has just the right combination of humor, suspense, and flesh-and-blood characters - plus, of course, Ms. Langton's signature line drawings - to make it a real page-turner.

A Christmas Mystery
Set amidst a production of the Christmas Revels at Harvard, the mystery is solved by Homer Kelly, the big oaf, and his much more intuitive wife Mary.Intertwined with the richness of the Revels is the encampment of homeless people on Harvard's campus, themes of love and jealousy, and the author's beautiful line drawings of Cambridge.One of Langton's best. ... Read more

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The Dante Game takes Homer Kelly to magnificent, mysterious Florence, where he finds himself entangled in a mystery of murdered lovers, the disappearance of a star pupil, and a heroin ring shut down by the Pope's antidrug campaign. ... Read more

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The Missing Mystery
This is an odd and ultimately unsatisfying book. The premise (a Game that revolves aroung Dante and the Divine Comedy) sounds wonderful, but it is completely under utilized and finally dropped completely. The settings and descriptions are well done, and the pictures scattered about the book are a nice touch. But the confusing thing is that Ms. Langton has a very bizzare concept of what constitutes a 'mystery.' For example, in a traditional mystery, the reader does not learn who the villian is on page 6! This strange technique basically removes any mystery to the story, and turns it into a not-so-thrilling thriller. Thus, this book's only saving grace is the descriptions of Florence, which is enough to elevate it above one star... barely.

where was the mystery?!
Pretty much of the story's outcome is evident before the reader is half way through the book. There is really only one "surprise" at the ending and I felt that it got wrapped up a little too neatly and quickly. There is some suspense, but it builds in choppy intervals and deflates, only to be pumped up again.

A number of ideas and characters didn't really go anywhere. The idea of a bumbling American academic involved in uncovering a major criminal conspiracy has much potential, but here Homer Kelly is a regular annoyance and the book could've done without him. Further, Julia's discovery of herself in Florence and in captivity could've have also thickened the stew and deepened her character, but instead Langton has her do a "Patty Hearst turn" and then repent - so we're told. She gets a hubby and a kid at the end but we understand little of her entry into redeeming domesticity.

The best character in the novel is the city of Florence, and Langton reaches genuine literary heights at the close of the book with her philosophical musings on the city and its history. There are also some amusing motifs, one being the portrayal of romantically-inclined, college-age students and their "like, you know" indifference to Florence's splendid cultural treasures. Methinks Langton may have once done an unsatisfying stint in a "study abroad" program.

The Dante Game is likely to satisfy those about to travel to Florence or who have just returned. Mystery buffs are better advised to read the classics:P.D. James, Martha Grimes. etc.

A Great Mystery, but something missing
This is the second Jane Langton mystery I have read and I enjoyed it more than "Dead as a Dodo." Langton's scenic descriptions of Florence are tempting to those who have never been there. However, as with the aforementioned novel, she comes up short with the character development. You are indeed kept guessing until the end, but when you finally get there it is hard to feel empathy, disgust or anything at all. The characters seem complex, but we never get to see those complexities revealed, and when they are, it is in a hurried fashion to tie up loose ends.

The book will appeal to anyone involved with university academia,anyone who has been to Florence, or anyone interested in the socio-political climate surrounding the Vatican. The writing is versatile and the cast of characters is amusing. I am not sure "A Homer Kelly Mystery" is an apt description because he is not featured in any special way in the novel and is one of the least interesting characters.

Overall, a good airplane read.

a fun read
I had just returned from Florence when I started _The Dante Game_ and it proved extremely helpful in easing the pangs of withdrawal.All the place descriptions and the drawings were exactly as I'd just experienced.The front flyleaf had an illustration of the street scene that was the exact view from my pensione window.And the story itself was fun and fast-paced.I do wish the characters had more depth, however.A lot was said about their looks (but no pictures, which I thought odd considering there were illustrations of all the sights they visited, so why not include sketches of the people, when their descriptions were just as prominent in the book) and a lot was expected to be gleaned from these descriptions, especially the near saintliness of the stunning woman at the center of it all and the unlikability of the oafish fat boy, which was just a tad too convenient, I thought, and not especially fair.But this makes it sound as if I didn't like the story, which I did.Also, I can't say enough about the beautiful illustrations of Florence's views.I sighed at the sight of each one.

Well-plotted, great setting
I haven't read the rest of the series, but enjoyed this one.Very well-plotted.If you're lucky enough to be in Florence when you read it, you'll enjoy all the references to locations.It works well, and whettedmy appetite for more by this author. ... Read more

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An off-beat, totally charming look at college life.
Our heroine, Evelyn, is a freshman at college, and we follow her exuberant experiences as she plunges into the discovery of quirky acquaintances and the oddities of college life, pictured by Langton at her whimsical best. Most charming of all are here passionate "unsendable loveletters" to the professor she has a mad crush on.At once savvy andinnocent, determined to meet life head-on, Evelyn's first year ofindependance is a joy to share.Read this book, it's a treat! ... Read more